Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 642 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.📄 You are stuck on a question. What is best? (a) stare at it for ages (b) give up the paper (c) move on, come back (d) leave the hall
2. 2.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) answering extra parts (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) writing without reading
4. 4.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: starting with a sure one? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
5. 5.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for reasons and how. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) circling key words (b) moving on when stuck (c) planning time per part (d) panicking at a hard Q
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: planning time per part? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
8. 8.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) ignoring instructions (c) noting the marks (d) circling key words
9. 9.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
10. 10.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to copy answers (b) to plan your time (c) to look busy (d) to finish faster
11. 11.True or false: “List three uses of water.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper
13. 13.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: circling key words? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
14. 14.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) moving on when stuck (c) watching others write (d) ignoring instructions
19. 19.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) planning time per part (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) reading every question
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering extra parts (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “How is a lake different from a sea?” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
24. 24.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) moving on when stuck (b) ignoring instructions (c) panicking at a hard Q (d) answering extra parts
26. 26.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
27. 27.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) the exact meaning
30. 30.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: check your answers or read the whole paper? (a) check your answers (b) read the whole paper
31. 31.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) watching others write (b) noting the marks (c) answering extra parts (d) writing without reading
32. 32.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
33. 33.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
34. 34.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) starting with a sure one (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) ignoring instructions (d) answering extra parts
35. 35.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or read the instructions? (a) read the whole paper (b) read the instructions
36. 36.True or false: “Name two rivers of India.” asks for reasons and how. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: writing without reading? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starting with a sure one (b) writing without reading (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) reasons and how (b) how they differ or match (c) the exact meaning (d) short points
40. 40.True or false: “How is a lake different from a sea?” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False

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